Fables and Stories for Children
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MOUSE
Once upon a time there was a mouse that was trapped between
the claws of a lion. The little mouse was not like this
for having stolen food from the lion, but not because
I was playing and wandering around where the lion is.
I was sleeping, and of course, this one, annoyed, for not
to be able to rest, caught the mouse.
The mouse, feeling trapped, apologized to the
lion for having disturbed him, and he, moved,
he forgave him.
After a while, while the lion was hunting, he fell into a trap: a large net.
that had been hidden among the underbrush. He wanted to get out, but the net prevented him;
then, it began to roar fiercely asking for help. The mouse, hearing its roars,
without thinking twice, he went to the place where the captive lion was
he started to gnaw at the net. This way he managed to break it and was able to free the lion.
1- The text you just read belongs to:
A Narrative Text
B. An Informative Text
C. A fable
D. A and C are correct.
2- Who is (are) the protagonist(s) of this fable?
A. The lion.
B. The mouse.
C. The lion and the mouse.
D. The lion and the hunters.
3- How does this fable start?
The lion thanks the mouse.
The lion wants to eat the mouse.
C. The lion is captured by some hunters.
The lion sleeps and the mouse plays on top of him.
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
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He really wanted to eat her, but he didn't dare, because they were around.
through the mountain some woodcutters. He asked her where she was going; the poor girl,
he didn't know that it was dangerous to stop and listen to a wolf, he said: _ I'm going to see
to my grandmother, and to bring her a cake with a little jar of butter that she sends me
mother. _ Does she live very far away? _ said the wolf. _ Oh yes! _ said Little Red Riding Hood _ Do you see
that mill far, far away? Well, just go past it, to the first house in the village.
1. The one telling the previous story is:
A. Little Red Riding Hood
B. The narrator
C. Little Red Riding Hood's mother
D. The wolf of the forest
In the statement 'The good woman ordered a little red riding hood for herself', the
the underlined word tells us:
A. What is the woman like
B. What does the woman do
C. Who is the woman
D. Where does the woman live
According to the story, Little Red Riding Hood was the girl:
A. More obedient
B. More distracted
C. Best dressed
D. Prettier
The Miller's House
The bathroom of the new house was very cozy. It had a large white sink.
supported by a column of marble. The faucets were shaped like snakes with their mouths
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The dining room was a large hall with wide windows. On one side stood out a beautiful
stone fireplace. On the opposite side, a grand piano.
At the back of the house was the garden. In the middle, there was a large fountain that
Water was poured into the sky and fell in a cascade. Everything was covered with very fine grass.
QUESTION 1: What does the text talk about? Choose the most correct answer.
From the bathroom of the miller's house.
From the garden of the house.
From the chimney.
From the miller's house.
QUESTION 2: What was the sink in the bathroom like?
Welcoming 2. White
White and pink 4. White in the shape of a snake
QUESTION 3: Where was the garden?
In the front of the house.
2. In the back of the house.
It does not have a garden.
In the inner courtyard.
Eduardo Porcachón
One day Eduardo Porcachón, the pig
adventurer, sitting in his pigsty, when he passed by
there the TT squirrel eager to chat.
It's a shame that nothing happens here on the farm. It is
pure boredom. Then the ox passed by there
Alberto. Eduardo stood up and said:
I am planning to take charge of a
expedition... tomorrow.
Ohhh! exclaimed the squirrel TT-. Where to,
Eduardo?
Tomorrow I will climb the beech mountain!
There was a brief pause and then Alberto said:
Anyone can do that.
- Not by the difficult path - Eduardo replied full of audacity.
- Blow, Eduardo! - exclaimed TT-. Can we all accompany you?
Anyone can come–Eduardo replied generously.
The next morning it was cold and raining, but despite this, everyone showed up.
farm animals to witness the departure of the expedition, made up of the very
Eduardo, the squirrel TT, Héctor, the farm dog, and the ox Alberto. They started the
ascent, but an immense fog enveloped them, so much so that Héctor and TT saw
Eduardo disappears into the fog.
Let's go back,
Good idea - agreed TT.
And without a second thought, they ran towards the farm.
Eduardo, desperate because he couldn't see anyone in that thick fog, dropped to the ground.
to wait for the fog to lift.
Eduardo, who had been sitting there all day, waiting for the fog to clear,
he began the descent at sunset, as he didn't want his friends to think
that he had not achieved his goal.
When he arrived at the farm, everyone was waiting for him to tell them about his adventure:
It's a shame that you didn't enjoy the magnificent view from up there. And the rest of
During the week, you could hear Eduardo talking to his friends about his great
expedition to the Mount of the Hayas.
Who is the protagonist of the story?
The bull Alberto
2. The squirrel TT 3.
Eduardo, the pig
4. Héctor, the dog.
What is your biggest concern?
Climb to the Beech Mountain.
2. May your friends join you on the expedition.
3. Show that he is an adventurer.
4. Not getting lost along the way.
What other animals are there on the farm?
A chicken, a dog, and a squirrel.
Two ducks, an ox, and a rabbit.
A bull, a squirrel, and a dog.
4. A cow, a dog, and a squirrel.
The horizon unfolded before her like a great
question. The girl watched in wonder at the
the immensity of the sea. His grandfather had spoken to him about
the land of their ancestors, fertile land full of
jardines donde brotaban las fuentes más preciosas.
I thought I was privileged to return to her.
origins, although it was not easy to start a new life
without knowing the language or the customs.
He was yawning, the sea breeze had opened his appetite.
But he couldn't think about it, his mother had
it is advised to distract the mind with other things. Your father
I had promised him that the first thing I would do, in
how much will the first salary be, it would be to buy him a
ball and some sneakers.
The journey was becoming long and tedious. The weather was starting to worsen, the sea was
agitated. She held on tightly to her parents, who were protecting her with their bodies. The
The powerful waves were trying to drive that overcrowded vessel out of their territory.
The small boat was rocking constantly until it made a noise that shattered its soul in two.
The girl was clinging to her parents who were swimming, struggling to stay afloat.
the plate shattered into pieces. People were trying to grab hold of its remnants. The girl and her parents
they were among the few lucky ones.
When he came to, he saw some men dressed in green who were taking them out one by one.
one of the water and they were piling them up again, in trucks, ambulances, finally and to the
it was another type of boat. He looked up and did not find gardens or fountains; in his
place of concrete and tall houses that touched the sky. That was not the promised land.
1.- Who is the main character of this story?
The sea
The girl
The grandfather.
2.- Why do you think the horizon loomed before her like a great question mark?
Because I saw the sea and didn't know what it was.
Because there were people on the horizon and I did not know them.
Because the horizon line demarcated one world from another.
Behind the horizon line is the land of your ancestors, according to your grandfather.
Why does the girl say that she returns to her origins?
Because her ancestors lived in the place she is heading to.
Because she was born in that place.
• Because he is a descendant of the Arabs who remained for centuries in the
Peninsula.
A fox being chased by some hunters saw a woodsman and begged him to help her.
a hiding place. The man advised him to enter his cabin and hide in it.
The hunters arrived instantly, asking the lumberjack if he had seen pass by there.
A fox. He said no with his voice, but pointed with his hand where it had hidden.
The hunters did not understand the gesture and trusted the man; the fox, seeing them
he left without saying anything.
The lumberjack reproached her for not saying a word after he had saved her.
gratitude, to the
that the fox replied:
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I would have thanked you if your gestures and your actions had corresponded to your
words.
What did the fox ask the lumberjack?
Food
Hide and seek
c) Advice
What answer did the woodcutter give to the hunters?
that I had not seen the fox
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c) That she had indeed seen the fox
3. What was the fox's reaction to the woodcutter's response?
a) Of gratitude
b) Of reproach
c) Of bewilderment